diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
index a54e05d77..0cea29964 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
@@ -355,6 +355,25 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
     mStateBuilder.applyUpdates(eventDispatcher, rootNode);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setJSResponder(int possiblyVirtualReactTag, boolean blockNativeResponder) {
+    ReactShadowNode node = resolveShadowNode(possiblyVirtualReactTag);
+    while (node.isVirtual()) {
+      node = node.getParent();
+    }
+
+    FlatShadowNode nonVirtualNode = (FlatShadowNode) node;
+    int nonVirtualTag = nonVirtualNode.getReactTag();
+    nonVirtualNode.forceMountToView();
+    mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(nonVirtualNode, nonVirtualTag, null);
+
+    FlatUIViewOperationQueue operationsQueue = mStateBuilder.getOperationsQueue();
+    operationsQueue.enqueueSetJSResponder(
+        nonVirtualTag,
+        possiblyVirtualReactTag,
+        blockNativeResponder);
+  }
+
   private static @Nullable ReactImageManager findReactImageManager(List<ViewManager> viewManagers) {
     for (int i = 0, size = viewManagers.size(); i != size; ++i) {
       if (viewManagers.get(i) instanceof ReactImageManager) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index 31e0243f7..989a27618 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     mOperationsQueue = operationsQueue;
   }
 
+  /* package */ FlatUIViewOperationQueue getOperationsQueue() {
+    return mOperationsQueue;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Given a root of the laid-out shadow node hierarchy, walks the tree and generates an array of
    * DrawCommands that will then mount in UI thread to a root FlatViewGroup so that it can draw.